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Here we are presenting statistics for a historical unit, which may have changed its boundaries significantly during the period covered.

Preferred Name:
PORTSEA
Unit Type:
Parish-level Unit
Status:
Ancient Parish
Civil Parish (until 1900)
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
10016010
Authorities:
F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.

Alternative names

The following alternative names exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
PORTSEA Preferred English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.
PORTSEA ST MARY Alternate English     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by PORTSEA EP Ecclesiastical Parish F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
HAMPSHIRE Ancient County     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 217.
PORTSMOUTH RegD/PLPar/PLU Poor Law Union/Reg. District   1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 617.
KINGSTON Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
LANDPORT Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PORTSDOWN Hundred Ancient District   1835 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 615.
PORTSEA TOWN Registration sub-District     1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 2, 'Area and Population in Registration Districts and Sub-Districts and in Civil Parishes'.
PORTSMOUTH CB/MB Local Government District   1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
PORTSMOUTH USD Sanitary District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 619.
PORTSMOUTH Borough Ancient District   1900 F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 616.
PORTSMOUTH AND PORTSEA ISLAND Liberty Ancient District     F. Youngs, Local Administrative Units: Southern England (London: Royal Historical Society, 1979), p. 615.

Boundary changes

This unit was affected by the following changes:

Date Type of change Other unit involved Area transferred Authority
18 Aug 1882 was enlarged by gaining part of PORTSMOUTH AP/CP (2 parts) Houses in 1891: 67.   1891 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Areas of Civil Parishes effected by Local Government Board Orders under the Provisions of the Divided Parishes Acts of 1876 and 1879, or by the Act of 1882'.; D.P. ACT, 1882
31 Mar 1900 was reduced to enlarge PORTSMOUTH AP/CP Houses in 1901: 8332.   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Portsmouth Corporation Act, 1899
31 Mar 1900 was reduced to enlarge PORTSMOUTH AP/CP Houses in 1901: 9856.   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Portsmouth Corporation Act, 1899
31 Mar 1900 was reduced to enlarge PORTSMOUTH AP/CP Houses in 1901: 9146.   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Portsmouth Corporation Act, 1899
31 Mar 1900 was reduced to enlarge PORTSMOUTH AP/CP Houses in 1901: 8297.   1901 Census of England and Wales, Table 14, 'Changes in the Boundaries of Civil Parishes, effected Local Government Acts of 1899 and 1894, and by Local Acts since 1891 - Inhabited Houses and Population 1901'.; The Portsmouth Corporation Act, 1899

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
PORTSEA Manor     The National Archives, Manorial Documents Register
How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Portsea CP/AP through time | Census tables with data for the Parish-level Unit, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10016010

Date accessed: 19th March 2024